Kurt Schwaen (June 21, 1909 in Katowice – October 9, 2007 in Berlin) was a German composer.

From 1929 to 1933 he studied at the universities of Berlin and Breslau, where his teachers included Curt Sachs and Arnold Schering.

After becoming active in an anti-fascist student group, he joined the Communist Party of Germany; from 1935 to 1938 he was imprisoned because of his political views.

He composed in several genres, producing a cantata for children entitled King Midas.

His widow, Ina Iske-Schwaen, maintains an archive dedicated to his works in his Mahlsdorf home.